## Abstract Human rotavirus was detected by electron microscopy in 11 of 30 infants and young children with intussusception (37% of subjects under study). Serologic complement fixation tests revealed evidence of infection with the rotavirus in 70% of the patients examined who eliminated the rotavir
Rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants and young children
✍ Scribed by L. Šrámková; M. Ryc; J. Pešek
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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